Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-24
VOL. XII NO. 267.

same court to one months Imprisonment
for wearing tri-colOred ribbons, and
W rkmGn named Sie5ord to two weeks
Imprisonment for acting es correspond
emit Of the French League. This treat
ment of French adheTents may have
great effect upon the French pub
lie and hasten collision be-
tween the two nations, but these
measures are believed to be forced upon
the German authorities who have in
structiOns 20 desl with ell offenders as
Germsn subjects.
The debate ia the UUterhaus on the
ecclesiastical bill to-day brought out
some Of Prince Bismarck's strongest
pecularities. in defending the measure
ne hal TO attack the speeches Of some
members who are bis own supporters,
ike the National Liberals, Herr Eynern
and PlOf, the ultra Conservative Baron
HammeTsten and others who are con-
WINGED that the Chancellor has gone too
far in his concession and mas virtually
taken a position, which he de-
Clared he would never take.
Among the interesting eDosides was
Baron Hammerstein's suppJsition that
the government vas imp-riling the Prot
estant church. Concluding mis- speech,
the Baron said: eff the prophecy of Car
dinai Manning that the fight between
the Catholic and Protestant
CHURCHES will be fought out on
the sandy plains of Brandenburg
Is destined 10 be fulfilled, and if therefore
the Protestant church is to succet d in the
fight, then the msn who denied an alli-
ance with the Pope necessary must be
leld responsible"
The charge was thus leveled directly at
the Chancellor. Prince Bismarck started
up to respond. He YVES much sgitated,
and il a voice quiveriug with excitement
he.denied that the asCendancv of the
Protestant church was endangered. He
ridiculed the idea that the
former rights OF Catholics would
damage the pro estsnt establishment
and advised the National Liberals and
Conservatives to Join in trying to attain
the final ces, alton of the kulter
kampf. His speech was Eff ctIye in the
sense that it showed that Prince Bt>mar
was determintd t. carry the bill in the
exact form in wHich it was
presented in the Un-erhsus, and would
tolerate 10 opposition from his own sup
porters. The bill must pass, but this
W. ek's discussion has left ansry feelings
and much discomfort 10 the National LIB
eral aud Conservative groups.
KolnisChe VoIks ZIItung, the organ of
the UlyramOutane publishes the Latin
text with German translation of letter
which the Pope has sent 10 the Arch
bishop of Cologne regarding his attitude
towards the ecclesiastical bill. The
Pope says: "Seeing that the O1erhaus
mas passed the bill with the
amendments of the Bishop of FuIda,
presenting remedies for many evils
and opening the door to that peace so
long desired, W. therefore consider that
tue Catholics should not refuse their
assent
The same paper publishes 3 manifesto
signed by I8I GermSn Catholic journal
lists proposing 10 erect a churcn IN Han
over to Gimme morste Herr WindJhorst's
birthday. The Catholic press COnCurs in
declaring that although the Centre party
accepts the eccl esias iCal bill, this does
not alter its Independence or its attitude
toward Prince Bismarck, and that Herr
wind horst will retain the chancellor
ship.
DR.. Stamf, Bishop of Stra=b burg, sue
ceeds DR.. Her2og as bishop.
Since the arrest of twenty-five social
ISIS st MayenCe on Wednesday, the police
have searched the residence of Deputy
Fosts, finding a stock Of so lie lsttc
pamphlets. All those arres,Ci at
Mayence will be tiled on the
charge of their being members
of secret society. Herr Tosts' 9rivi-
Iege as deputy protects him against ar
rest. He refers to socialism in g-arded
language, giving the authorities 70 ex-
cuse for suppressing his paper.
The Emperor will lag the foundation
stone of the new Palace of Justice on
May %. The Emperor has donased 5000
marks for the erection.of building for
the Strasburg Singing Club.